Friday, December 23, 2011

Church Doors

This is the front door of the State Street Congregational Church decked out for the season. This morning in the southern Maine we wake to an over night snow cover of 3-4 inches. This snow is going to be sticking around, all but guaranteeing us a white Christmas. So now it's time to check the record books. A white Halloween? A white Thanksgiving and now a white Christmas? I certainly can never remember such an occurrence in Portland. I'm sure that over the next day or so, meteorologists will be scouring the history of holiday snowfall to see if it's even on record. I say it's amazing, considering my memory recalls some years of no significant snow till January around here. Today, some last minute shopping and out to dinner with my two best buds. There's a piece of steak in my future!
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  1. SharonDecember 23, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    These doors are very festive. Congrats on the Christmas snow. Enjoy your dinner.

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  2. KaoriDecember 23, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    My only wish is that you would send some of that snow over our way. Happy holidays!

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  3. GunnDecember 23, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Stylish, nice light and shape too.
    Merry Christmas / GOD JUL!

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  4. Leif HagenDecember 23, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Beautiful, ornate doors and details! Lovely wreaths to decorate them for Christmas!
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, Birdman

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  5. OlivierDecember 23, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    tu te prepares pour la messe de minuit ;) belle porte tout en bois

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  6. LynetteDecember 23, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Have a great time shopping and going out this evening! About Tuba Christmas, it was the 21st Annual Tuba Christmas Concert. This year the number I heard reported as playing Christmas carols for a standing room only crowd--225. Pioneer Courthouse Square was three-fourths packed. Check out my December 13 post for another photo of my favorite tubas. Turns out the guy in the middle commented the names of the huge, deeply resonating tubas!

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  7. Lori SkoogDecember 23, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Love the doors and you captured them perfectly.

    Thanks for visiting. The painting of the trees was done by my husband... this years Christmas Card. He has been doing this for several years now and considers himself an "outsider" artist...no training. I will pass on your comment. Have a joyous holiday season!

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  8. LowellDecember 23, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    I think you like the snow. It will be nice to have a white Christmas!

    Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday!

    Like the photo a lot. Super colors and light!

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  9. TexWisGirlDecember 23, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    that's a beautiful entranceway! happy snowfall!

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 23, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Lovely image Birdman, sounds like you're not too unhappy about the snow, your Christmas scene and mine couldn't be more different. I hope yourself and Elenka have the very best Christmas, take care and keep safe.

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  11. cieldequimperDecember 23, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Simply beautiful. I wish we had snow here instead of the grey in grey.

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  12. Sharon CreechDecember 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Such a purty photo, beautiful light, love those doors. Envy your snow for Christmas. We got 10 minutes of light light flurries today and that is it. And we're in the snow belt and usually have FEET of it. Happy holidays, Birman-erino.

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  13. Sharon CreechDecember 23, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    I meant BirDman-erino. Duh.

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  14. MichelleDecember 23, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Enjoy Birdman! A beautiful shot.

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  15. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahDecember 23, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Great that you have a White Christmas ... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ...

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  16. Chattahoochee Valley DailyDecember 23, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Not Christmas w/o snow. Hope you have a great one. Nice doors!

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  17. RandyDecember 23, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Beautiful entrance.

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  18. JackDecember 23, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Very attractive. No snow here for Christmas here. I wouldn't mind a few inches.

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  19. brattcatDecember 24, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    wishing you and e and j a bright and beautiful holiday and a brilliant year to come.

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  20. CezarDecember 25, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    These colours are enticing!
    God bless you and have a wonderful 2012!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  21. KathyDecember 25, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    You know I like hardware. Those hinges are pretty darned awesome!

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Love that shot!

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